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PTTTSBORO, N. C, CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, JUNE 30. 1922
VOL. XLIV NO. 47
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PAPER THAT'S IN EV
ERY HOME, AND THE
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BASEBALL CLUB ORGANIZED.
Annual Picnic of Sunday School and
Other Local News.
Brickhaven, June 27. Miss Nell
Yarboro has been on a short visit to
her sister here Mrs. C. H. Thompson.
Mrs. Atleigh Hannor and little
daughters, Doris and Betty, returned
to their home near Pinehurst Sunday
ai ter spending the week with Mrs. E.
C. Minis. Mrs. Hannor was former
ly Miss Flonnie Mims.
Miss Amey Womble of Lockville
is spending this week with her sister
here, Mrs. R. H. Marks.
Miss Kate Marks left Sunday on an
extended visit to her sister Mrs. D. T.
Strictland at Southern Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Overby and lit
tle daughter Beth, who went for a
week-end visit to Mrs. Overby's par
ents at McCullers have been detained
on account of the illness of Mr. Over
by. At first it was thought that he
had ty-phoid but the attending phy
sician has pronounced the illness ma
larial fever and advised a three weeks
stay at McCullers. We are very sorry
and wish a very speedy recovery.
Mr. Overby (Russell) is a general
favorite here and we are eager to have
him home again.
Joe and Sam the little sons of Mr.
J. H. Overby are getting on nicely
after an operation for diseased ton
sils. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Green and chil
dren, Mary, Lena, and William spent
a short while with relatives here last
week.
Mr. Manly Curtis of Atlanta visited
friends here recently.
0. C. Kennedy is spending a while
at Moorehead City.
Mrs. 0. C. Kennedy and guests, Mrs.
Curtis and children accompanied by
several friends had a pleasant time
at a delightful spot on the banks of
the historic Cape Fear one day last
weeek. A picnic supper was served.
Mrs. J. M. Ltley, who has been
spending a few days with relatives
at Morrisvill returned home Sunday.
H. T. Johnson, of Morrisville
a well known Chathamite was buried
at Christian Chaple last Thursday.
Mr. Johnson made his home here for
more than twenty years.having moved
only few yers ago. He was a Con
federate soldier, going through the
entire war and returning on his 21st.
birthday. He was a quiet, modest man
and easily the best loved man in his
commun ity. CM dren were unusuallv
fond of "Uncle Henry'" as he was lov
ingly called. As a living memorial
to his spent life he leaves eight
splendid children, children of whom
any parents can well be proud. Rela
tives and a host of friends extend sin
cerest svmpathv to the bereaved fam
ily. The Biick Haven ball team was or
ganized last Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Phyl Harrington a ball enthusiast was
elected captain of the team and under
his leadership we predict a successful
'.earn.
Brick Haven Sunday School will
ake its annual picnic at PuHen Park
on the last Thursday in July.lt is hop
ed that every member of the Sunday
School will plan to be there and make
the occasion as pleasant and success
ful as it was last year.
J. C. Seawell spent the week-end
with his father near Carthage.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Marks, and little
Sam, Miss Kate Marks and Mr. Sea
well were the guests of Mrs Womble
at Lockville Sunday.
Herman Mims and Zeb Utley spent
the week-end with friends in Lee
county.
The new Library has come and will
open from 10: a. m. till 10:30 every
Saturday.
Cap Johnson Bound to Court.
On Thursday, June 22nd, dep
uty sheriff, Paul T. Ferrell and
special officer J. J. Perry search
ed the house of Cap Johnson in
Center township, about 5 miles
north of Pittsboro, and found a
copper still and quite a bit of ex
tra copper strips for patching
purposes. The kettle was hidden
in the loft of the home and it
was brought to Pittsboro. The
officers then went in search of
Johnson and found him at work
in New Hope township. He was
brought to the county seat, giv
en a preliminary hearing before
Squire John R. Blair and bound
over to the next term of court
under a $200. bond.
WHEN DO YOU WORK.
"A New York Jew's clerk asked
him for a raise. The Jew said;
"Why do you want a raise? There
are 365 days in a year; you work
eight hours a day and that makes 122
'lays. There are 52 Sundays in a year
and you get them off, and that leaves
you 70 days. There are 14 holidays
aid two Jewish holidays which you
get, which leaves you 54 days, you
take an hour off for lunch, which
makes 14 days, which leaves you 40
days, you get' Saturday afternoons off
which makes 26 days, which leaves
you 14 days, and I give you two weeks
vacation each vear. When m n
do you work anyway?" Exchange
ABOUT ROAD MAINTAINENCE.
Let me add my endorsement to
what you said in last week's paner re
garding the Snow Camp road. And
what is true of that road is true of
other roads in our county. To build
good roads at the expense of our
people and then let them waste away
for lack of maintenance is bad busi
ness, and a thing that our people
cannot afford. Now that we have
built the roads let us rise up as one
man and demand that a satisfactory
system of road maintenance be adopt
ed, and that before another winter
comes. Let others express themselves
in these columns.
TAXPAYER.
(The editor will welcome short
letters on this subject. Itis one that
every man and women in Chatham
county should be interested inland we
trust that they will awaken to the
need of action before the coming win
ter is upon us.)
THE SILER CITY CELEBRATION
Some of The Things That Will En
tertain the Visitors.
It has been the custom of Siler City
to have a Fourth of July celebration
every year, notwithstanding the re
port that Siler City would not cele
brate this year.
Some years the celebration here
had some features that did not ap
pear other vears. Tn other wmHo tha
celebration some years was better
or more spectacular than others. This
year, 1922, it is not the intention to
overdo the thing and have nothing
next year, but to give such amuse
ment and features that shou d please
and entertain all visitors who mav
come.
The manager or committee has ar
ranged the program about as follows:
8:00 a. m., Gem Theatre begins pro
gram. 10:00 a. m., Band concert by the
Greensboro band.
11:00 a. m., Pageant, "Crowning of
Columbia,"
11:30 a. m., address Hon. Charles
Sloan, the organizerof the American
Legion boys.
1:00 p. m., basket dinner. Tables
provided for all to put their dinners
with their neighbors, and to eat to
gether. Be sociable! This does not
prevent you from having your family
dinner seperate, but urge as many as
will to "eat with the crowd."
2:00 p. m., The Campfire Girls will
put on many athletic stunts, such as
iennis game, with some neighboring
'.own, a basket ball game, running
aces, jumping, etc. These wil lbe put
an by the girls and will be an attrac
tive feature. Miss Cara Wrenn is the
director.
2:00 p. m., The Gem Theatre will
1-ftmge program and continue show
luring afternoon and night.
4:00 p. m.: base ball game Le
:ween Siler City and Carrboro. Both
Asanas have been strengthened and wil
;mt up fast ball. Admission to the
lame will be only 25 cents for men
ind boys. Ladies will be admitted
Vee. Don't miss this game, as it will
:e a gcod one.
7:30 p. m., Band concert in. front
)f town hall.
8:00 p. m.. Entertainment in town
iall. This will consist of a nantomime
or wordless entertainment, entitled,
A Bachelors Revelrie." Following
this will be r. natriotie nrocrrnrn. in-
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terspersed with patriotic music and
ringing.
At the time of printing this paper,
it is the intention to hnve an orches
tra, consisting Qf two pianos, violinist
cello ana ana iriple-tongued cornet
ist. Last, but not least, will be the re-n-owning
of Columbia in a much more
detailed and exetnded form than pre
jented (during the day.
Other featurs not mentioned will
'Ttalcp nri the evr-nino-'o critfi-niTi mpiit
This will be exceedingly good and
ione -should miss it. Admission to the
-own hall entertainment will be 50
.ents for errown oeoole and 25 cents
for children under 12 years of age.
ANTIOCH LOCALS.
Cumnock Rt. 1, Jun 26. The people
of this section have been quite busy
for the past week battling with gener
al green.
Miss Louise Dowdy spent Saturday
night in the home of C. T. Dowdy.
Mrs. W. R. Dowdy, of Mt. Vernon
Springs, spent last Sunday in the
home of her father in law, J. D. Dow
dy. Little Miss Mildred Hart spent
sometime in the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Colin Thomas.
Among the Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr. R. B. Oldham were Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Beal and children, of
Gulf, and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Dowdy
and children.
Misses Edna Marley and Wilma
Garner and Mr. Alton Goldston, of
Goldston, visited in the home of O.
M. Dorsett Sunday afternoon.
Guests in the home of J. E. John
son Sunday, June 18th, were Messrs
Clyde and Leamon Johnson and Er
nest Dowdy, of Sanford.
Mrs. Frances Oldham, who on ac
count of illness, has been confined to
her room since last winter ,remains
very feeble, being still unable to walk.
ROSALIND.
DEATH OF MISS NANCY HARRIS.
After an illness of several weeks,
which began with an attack of the
flu, Miss Nancy Harris died at the
home of J. T. Harris, one mile east
of Kimbolton, at six o'clock Sunday
afternoon, June 25th, 1922, aged 72
years.
Deceased was a daughter of the
late Benjamin Harris and is surviv
ed by the following half brothers and
half 'sisters; H. G., J. W.,.and J. T.
Harris, with whom she was living, at
the time of her death; Mrs. J. B.
Brown and Mrs. R. Harper.
.The funeral service was conducted
at 4 p. " m., Monday by Rev. H. B.
Porter from Mt. Vernon M. E. church.
Miss Harris was one o? tli3 oldest
members of that church, having held
her membership cheve for probao.'y
fifty years or mora.
JUNE MARRIAGES.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by the register of deeds
of Chatham county, for the month of
June:
J. Dewey Dorsett, 23 to Miss Miner
va Jenkins, 21.
Junius Wren, 43 to Mrs. ,Cara Siler,
37.
Colored.
Polester Rogers and Keller Siler.
Adam Crump and Mary Ann Laster.
Glenn Headen and Rena Mitchell.
Charles Johnson and Hattie Stone.
Equip For Your Success.
The advertisement of- the North
Carolina State College of Agriculture
and Engineering appears in this pa
per. Young men who desire to equip
themselves for success in Agriculture
Chemistry, Engineering, or Textile in
dustry, should attend the State's tech
nical college. Full information may
be had by writing E. B. Owen, Regis
trar, State College Station, Raleigh,
N.C.
BARN BURNED AT SNOW CAMP.
Loss About Five Thousand Cause of
-Fire Unknown.
Last Friday Morning at 10:30 o'
clock the barn of Mr. S. B.-Hornady
at Snow Camp, together with three
hundred bushels of wheat, a large lot
of corn, three hundred bales of clover
hay, a hay baler, a new threshing ma
chine and many other farming imple
ments and tools. The loss is estimated
to be about $5,000, while the insur
ance carried on the barn alon was only
$200.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Both the thresher and the hay baler
were in operation, and it is thought
that straw came too near the machin
ery. The fire burned rapidly and there
was no hope of saving any of the ma
terial. The loss falls heavily upon
Mr. Hornady, and he has the svmna-
thy of everyone.
The thoughtfulness of the "Central"
at Snow Camn. is resnonsihle fnr rrnv
having this piece of news and we ap
preciate il very much.
GOOD YEAR'S WORK.
The textile denartrnent nf the
North Carolina State Co! lege, which
:s the North Carolina Tevt-.iYe 'SnVinn!
has had a very successful year's work.
Mere students have been registered
this year than in any previous year,
and also a larger class has been grad
uated. The graduating class, which
numbered twenty-four, have all been
located and will work in the different
mills and allied industries.
At the commencement exerciess Mr.
L. W. Clark, g-eneral manae-er of the
Carolina Cotton and Woolen mills,
spray, J. (,., presented to Mr. Wes
ley Irwin Pickens, of Charlotte. "N
C the student's medal which is p-iven
annually by the National Association
ot Cotton Manuiiicturers to the stu
dent haviner he hie-hest nrofVienev in
his- work. In order to obtain this medal
the school must fill the following re
quirements : There must he a food
equipment for instruction in rnt.trm
manufacturing. The instruction must.
1 - i t 1 t m ,
oe oi recognizea standard. There must
be at least fifty students taking the
textile course, and at. last fnur mm-
petiors for the medal. The Textile De
partment fills all the requirements, as
there were regisered one hundred
and seventy-five students, and a grad
uating class of twenty-four. This is
the only textile school in the South
that has been awarded the medal.
MT GILEAD PERSONALS.
Pittsboro, Rt. 1, June 26. Misses
Lillie and Sadie Johnson spent Sat
urday night with Miss Magrerie Tripp.
Rev. Richard Clark and family
spent a few days in Durham last week
Mr. John Temple, of Chapel Hill,
was buried at Mt. Gilead Sunday at'
three o'clock.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Richard Hatley, who had an oper
ation last week, is improving.
Mr. Walter Hatley, father and
mother spent Sunday in Raleigh vis
iting his wife, who is in a hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hatley, of Ral
eigh, spent the week-end with their
parents.
Miss Annie Bell Hernodn has return
ed from Raleigh where she has been
spending several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ben Seymore.
Messrs Carey Griffin and Clyde Hat
ley spent Saturday in Carrboro.
Miss Lillian Hatley has gone to
Raleigh to spend a few days with
her brother, Mr. J. P. Hatley.
The Mt. Gilead B. Y. P. U., will
give an ice cream party at Mr. Ru
fus Johnson's Saturday afternoon, Ju
ly 1st, beginning at one o'clock. Pro
ceeds for the benefit of the B.Y.P.U.
MEETING OF BAPTIST WOMEN.
A very important meeting of the
Baptist women will be held in the Sil
er City Baptist church on the first
Sunday afternoon in July, at 3 o'clock
Representative women from the
following churches are urged to be
present: Antioch, Bear Creek, Brush
Creek, Bonlee, Bennett, Gum Springs,
Hickory Grove, Hickory Mt., Loves
'Creek, Mineral Springs, Moon's Chap
el, Mt. Olive, Mt. Pleasant, Oakley,
Riverside, Rives' Chapel, Rocky Riv
er, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek, Sta
ley, Tyson's Creek, Mt. Pleasant, Em-
maus, Pittsboro, Rock Springs and
New Salem.
Women from other Baptist church
es are welcome.
Mrs. JUNE GUNTER,
Supt. W. M. U., Sandy Creek Asso.
Pres.! reports state that the crops
in the east have been badly damaged
bv the recent rain.-.
656 quickly relieves a cold.
PITTSBORO'S HARD HITTERS.
The Local Ball Team Has Won Six
Straight Games None Lost.
Ramseur visited Pittsboro last Sat
urday afternoon for a game of base
ball. As usual, the home team was
was out in front at the end of the
contest. The game was characterized
by heavy hitting on the part of Pitts
boro, the team making eleven hits,
among which were two i-iples and
three doubles. Graham for the visi
tors made four hits ox the scvvjn
credited to Ramseur. Not a bae on
balls was given during the game.
Clegg pitched a good game. 1 allow
ing is the score:
Ramseur AB R H PO A SO E
Burgess, If. 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curtis, ss. 5 1113 0 2
Johnson, cf. 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
Graham, lb. 5 0 4 10 0 0 1
Kivett, rf. 5 0 0 1 0 2 0
Chisolm, 2b. 4 0 11 1 2 1
Richardson, 2b. 4015200
Kinney, c. 4 0 0 3 0 0 0
Swift, p. 4 0 0 2 2 2 0
Ramsuer ' 37 2 7 24 8 7 4
Pittsboro AB R H PO A SO E
Poples, 2b. 4 1 1 3 4 0 0
Gattis, c. 5 0-2 7 0 0 0
Williams,E., 3b. 5 0 2 3 1 1 0
Hamlet, T., lb. 4 1 0 12 0 0 0
Williams,B., ss. 4 1 0 0 4 0 5
Clegg, p. 4 2 2 0 2 0 0
Williams,H., cf. 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
Makepeace, rf. 3 0 1 1 0 1 1
Hamlet, O., If. 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
Palmer, rf. 101 1000
Pittsboro, 37 8 11 27 11 3 6
Batteries R.;, Swift and Kinney;
P., Clegg and Gattis; 3 base hits E.
Williams, Palmer; 2 base hits, Gra
ham, Gattis (2); Makepeace; hit by
ball by Swift 3, by Clegg 7; umpires,
Gattis and York. Attendance 100.
CARVES UP HIS WIFE.
Lester Spruill Thought He Had Killed
Her and Left Town.
About three weeks ago Lester
Spruill, of Gulf, a gentleman of color,
became involved in a spat with his
wife and proceeded to carve her up.
The woman was taken to a hospital
at Sanford and it was first thought
she would die, but it was not her
time to be pfe under the ground, so
she got well and went back to her
home at Gulf. But she didn't find Les
ter there. He had disposed of all his
possessions, went over to Sanford,
paid the hospital bill and went to
Durham.
At Durham ithe police played a
mean trick on Cester. He was walk
ing the street with a heavy packed
valise and the police thought it was
liquor. They arj-$ted him and search
ed the valise put found none. In
searching him they found a big roll
of money. Then he had to explain
where he got it.
He told them to wire the bank of
ficials at Gulf. They did and found
put what he had done. They locked
Lester up and called up Pittsboro.
Sheriff Blair got busy and Monday
Deputy Ralph Hobby brought him to
Pittsboro and he was locked up.
Thus ended the first chapter of the
man who carved up his wife. In the
next chapter Lester will have to tell
"how come," etc
SUDDEN DEATH.
Her many friends will be pained to
learn of the sudden death of Mrs.
Claude Hackney, who died suddenly
at her home near Pittsboro last Fri
day morning.
She had been sick only for a short
while and her death was very unex
pected. She was about 41 years of age.
Before her marriage to Mr. Hack
ney, she was the widow of Cicero Far
rell, who died several years ago. She
leaves a husband and several children
to mourn her sudden demise.
pGeneral Carr Re-Elected by Vets
The re-election of General Ju
lian S. Carr, of Durham, as commander-in-chief
and the selec
tion of New Orleans as the re
union city in April, 1923, fea
tured the closing session of the
32nd annual reunion of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans in
Richmond last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bland have re
turned from Laurinburg where they
spent the week-end with relatives and
friends.
666 cures Malarial Fever.
o-Hum! Same Old
BOY SCOUTS MEET SATURDAY.
Old Corinthian Comes Back for Visit
Other Local Matters.
Corinth, June 26. Boy Scouts meet
at Brickhaven next Saturday, July 1.
Let everyone be on hand prepared to
take the test for a tender foot Scout,
as only those passing this test can be
taken on the week-end camp at Lake-
view.
W. R. Cranford, and old time Cor
inthian, motored from Lillington last
week and visited among friends about
town. When Cranford was here and
! there was any news or gossip going
around he knew it all, and his friends
were surprised that he still kept up
with all Corinth happenings, and ask
him how he managed it. Why, he says,
"that's easy, I take the Chatham Rec
ord." We just heard a young lady say to
tell The Record Corinth people don't
need any more hurry powders for they
have been moving rather lively since
Mr. Mim's car was stolen.
Avery Ausley says those barbed
wire entanglements over in France
were a mess. A man on foot simply
could not get there, and if it had not
been for the- tanks they never would
have gone thru them. "Why," he says,
they were almost as bad as the harb
wire fences between the power plant
and the place where I board." You
tell 'em Avery.
Rev. Jonas Barclay, Miss Kate
Thomas, of Haywood, and Mr. and
Mrs. John Lawrence were welcome
callers at Buckhorn last Sunday after
non. Rev. Piland preached a strong ser
mon to a good audience at Buckhorn
church last Sunday afternoon, and
drew the conclusion that "no woman
should ever be guilty of neglecting
her home in any way to dabble in
politics." If in the long run the advent
of woman into politics does not in
some measure result in a more order
ly and properly conducted political
house, no one can successfully chal
lenge Bro. Piland's position.
If you want to enjoy yourself in
God's quiet out doors, or sing or swim
or spread yaur picnic lunch and eat
out of doors in the shade, come to
Buckhorn July 4th. See announce
ment elsewhere in this issue.
We do not like to hear of the much
improved Chatham Record combining
with "any other paper.
The union Sunday school at Brick
haven will conduct a picnic at Pullen
Park in Raleigh; on Thursday, July
27th. Some Corinthians are already
rejoicing that they now belong to this
Sunday school and others are joining,
for this annual picnic means a good
time, for everybody tha belongs to
the Sunday school.
The preliminary trial of Lynn
Knight for the theft of Mr. Lonn.ie
Mims' new Ford, was held before
Magistrates Ollinger and Yates at
Moncure last Saturday and drew a
crowd of some 250 people. The State
put only one witness on the stand
and on his testimony, Knight was
bound over to the superior court, un
der a bond of $1000. Mr. Mims has
the encouragement and determination
of the whole community in bringing
the guilty parties in this case to jus
tice, but he is the last man in the
community who would see an inno
cent man suffer for the crimes of an
other. Mrs. B. A. Dickens has returned
from Raleigh, after a two weeks'
treatment by Dr. Brown and is about
well again. i
Vesta Dicken's baby is down with
a case of erysipelas.
Mad dog scene continues. Four more
dogs and one god hog had to be kill
ed last week.
Miss Lexie Gunter is in Raleigh
this week visiting friends and rela
tives. STILL CAPUTRED.
Federal prohibition agent, W. H.
Burke, of Goldston, captured a steam
distillery of 200 gallons capacity in
Lee county a few days ago. It was one
of the largest stills ever seen in that
section. It had been in operation but
no one was present when the officer
found it. Some 3,000 gallons of beer
and 18 fermenters were destroyed.
While on this raid, Mr. Burke cap
tured another one of about 70 gallons
capacity, in about one mile from the
steam "still, 500 gallons of beer was
destroyed.
Still another one was destroyed by
the same officer near. Farmville,Chat
ham county, a few days later. This
was a small affair. A hundred gallons
of beer was poured out. No one was
captured.
Mrs. H. A. London and Miss Carrie
M. Jackson have reumed home from
the reunion in Richmond.!
666 cures Dengue Fever.
Speed
BEAR CREEK AND HARPERS.
Score of 18 to 3 Other Local News of
Interest to our Readers.
Bear Creek, Rt. 2. June 26. Mrs.
Mary L. Dowdy, after spending two
weeks with her brother, T. A. Beal,
has returned to her nome in Duke.
Miss Carrie Willett, of Raleigh, was
a Sunday visitor in the home of her
parents.
Miss Mary Phillips, of Norfolk, Va.,
was visiting her uncle, T. A. Beal
las tweek. 1
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Mclver, of Siler
City, were visitors in the home of Mr.
Mclver's fattier during the week-end.
Miss Flossie Beaver went to Greens
boro last week to visit her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Nail.
G. B. Emerson made a business trip
to Fayetteville las Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Oldham, of
Graham, were recent visitors in the
home of Mrs. Oldham's parents.
Mrs. W. W. Burke is in Greensboro
taking treatment. She has been hav
ing a great deal of trouble with her
head.
Mrs. W. I. Williamson and sons.
Monroe, Harold and Wilbur, of San
ford, were week-end visitors in the
home of T. B. Beal.
Mrs. J. N. Fields is very feeble.
Mr. J. B. Bright and wife, and W.
H. Murray motored to Burlington
Sunday.
The Bear Creek baseball team de
feated the Harpers Cross Roads team
at the former place Saturday after
non, 18 to 3. The special features of
the game were the snappy fielding,
the hard hitting, the pitching of
Brooks and the home run of Murray,
all for the locals. Our team (Bear
Creek), has not lost a game this sea
son. Rev. J. C. Cummings, of the Glen
don circuit, preached a powerful ser
mon on the "second coming of Christ"
at Bear Creek Baptist church Sun
day afternoon. There was an unusual
ly large crowd to hear him.
Eugene Straughan spent the week
end in Greensboro.
PHIL.
NEWS NOTES FROM GOLDSTON.
Goldston, June 26. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul M. White, of Roseboro, rpent
the week-end with her people, Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Barber. Miss Bertha Bar
ber accompanied them home.
Mr. C. C. Cheek and family, 'of San
ford, visited at the home of J. T.
Paschal Sunday.
Miss Irene Barber i has returned
from a Hen days stay at Wrightsville
Beach. She accompanied her brother,
Dr. Barber, of Sanford, who attended
the State Dental Association held
there.
Mr. W. H. Garner and family spent
last Thursday in Sanford.
Many friends of Mrs. Manley Bar
ber are glad to know she1 is, able to be
out again.
Thanks to editor and best wishes to
the paper.
TWO OF A KIND.
From the mountains of North Caro
lina, an old Chathamite clips our ar
ticle about the one-legged baseball
player we had last week, and has the
following to say:
"This is very interesting indeed,
but ask some of your baseball friends
in Chatham if they ever knew of a
one-arm ball player that played on
one of the best high school teams in
Chatham, and for one of the best
High schools.
This player 6ne year played in 22
games for the team, and that team
won 21 out of the 22, and playing in
all the games made 3 errors, taking
a chahce at everything that came
towards the center garden, and had
to place his timber on the ground 7
times, facing some pitchers that had
previously pitched in the Piedmont
League.
You don't need 4 limbs to play ball.
"Practice makes Perfect."
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NEWS NOTES FROM BENNETT.
Bennett, June 26. Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Scott, of Greensboro, spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives here.
Milt Murry and family visited with
the Wesley Leonard family in Ran
dolph Sunday.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Christian church will give an
ice cream social Saturday evening,
July 1st.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Ward,
a ten pound boy.
Mrs.ClaraGarner, of Co'leridge, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hardy Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Brady, of Ran
dolph, are visiting Mrs. Brady's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Roe Smith, of
Bennett.
Mrs. Milton Brown, of Coleridge,
spent two days at Bennett last week
with relatives and friends.
Miss Gertrude Phillips is now said
to be postmistress of Bennett.
Mrs. P. C. Brady is on the sick
list. ,
The ten year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Brown, three miles
north of Bennett, has scarlet fever, it
is reported.
Dr. and Mrs. Denson and Mr. A.
F. Bartlett, of Bennett, and Mrs. E.
C. McKelvey, of Indianapolis, Ind.,
went to Raleigh! Monday to see Mrs.
Denson's brother, A. E. Bartlett, who
is severely injured from falling on a
wood saw, while the saw was run
ning. TOPSY TURVY.
THE BALLY NOISE MAKERS.
Drivers of . "Cement Mixers" Must
Keep Fuss Stoppers On.
"Hear it! You'd better keep your
Muscle Shoals Peramulator sober
and quiet. This warning is given
just in the niche of time to save you
five silver berries or doing ten suns
on the LaFayette. Chief of police
J. H. Dixon is out after the fussy
drivers who make life a torture and
depth almost preferable to. listening
to the hideous noise they manage to
press out of "cement mixers" that
originally solfl for automobiles.
"While the Chief will do all in his
power to hold away from the mob
anyone arrested for this grievous
crime against the peace of the com
munity, yet those who have afortime
molested the quietude should take due
notice that the populace is with the
Chief in truth and m fact and are anx
ious that sharp punishment be inflict
ed upon those who so offend.
"Chief Dixon is furnishing the law
upon the subject, which reads as fol
lows :
"Sec. 26. Every owner or driver
of an automobile or motorcycle, who
shall drive the same within the cor
porate limits of the town without a
muffler or shall use a cut-out and
cause the same to make unneccessfcry
noise, or shall use any horn or whis
tle unneccessarily, shall, fo reach of
fense, be fined $5.00."
"In additional to this, the Chief
warn sthat fast driving an dunnecces
sary noise, will not be allowed at any
point near the Central Harnett Hos
pital. Practically every town having
a hospital adopts regulations in this
regard, and the rule will hereafter
be enforced here."
The Harnett County News has the
foregoing to say in regard" to auto
mobiles. Our chief of police, Mr. F.
P. Nooe, says that the scjrews are to
be applied here and the regulations
enforced. He wants all to be careful
and protect themselves, inasmuch as
he is not allowed to be a respector of
persons.
The Agony Over.
The Pittsboro postoffice agony
is over. On Friday, June 23rd,
the name of S. D. Johnson was
sent to the Senate by President
Harding, to be confirmed.
Mr. Johnson has been endors
ed for postmaster of Pittsboro
by the Executive Committee of
the Republican party, and also
by Mr. Braham, the State Chair
man of the party, and it is pret
ty safe to wager that he will
finally get the office, probably
taking charge on July 1.
H. T. Johnson Dead.
H. T. Johnson died at his home
in Morrisville on Thursday, June
22nd. He was stricken with pa
ralysis while at work on his
farm. He was 78 years old. The
f neral was preached at Chris
tian Chapel church, in Chatham,
near Merry Oaks, of which de
ceased was a member.
He is survived by a widow,
who was Miss Emma Utley, of
this county, five daughters and
three sons.
DOINGS AT CAROLINA.
Cumnock, R. F. D., June 26. I
have been thinking sometime that I
would write a letter an tell of the do
ings around Carolina.
We are having the best Sunday
school that is possible. We have one
hundred on the roll and nearly all at
tend regularly, the old people as well
as the young come every Sunday. It
is a pleasure to be there and see what
a great work is being done.
Mr. A. F. Gunter is the superintend
ent and with the splendid teachers,
the school is building up every Sun
day We will have a nice organ in a
few days.
Great credit is due those that have
worked so hard and have done so
nuch to build up this section, and
the good day school as well as the
Sunday school is a splendid one.
We have around Carolina some
bright boys and girls, as much so a
can be found anywhere, and they need
the splendid advantages that has beea
prepared for them.
Chudrens Day exercises will be
held next Sunday, July 2nd. .
We invite everybody that can do so,
to come, and especially the editor. We
have him slated for a speech whick
we know will be a treat to us ai.
A good program has been arranged
and you will enjoy it. Dinner will be
-erred on the grounds at the noox
hour..
Best wishes to all your readers.
PAT.
WHICH?
If you live in a community and
allow it to protect you and your
properity, and then send your
money out of the community, art
you a citizen or a parasite?
Wheeler (Tex.) News-Roview
GIVE US MEN
God give us men is the urgent cry,
Men who are honest and will not lie,
Men who are strong, noble and true
Men who have courage to dare and to
do.
God give us men who stand for the
right,
Men who are ready all evil to fight.
Men who are clean, whose word is
tneii bond,
Men who when called are sure to re
spond. God give us a men', that money cant
buy,
Men who have faith and are willing
to try,
Men who have honor, virtue and pow
er. God give us men, is the cry of the
hour Selected.